Campbell's recipe green bean casserole with cream of mushroom is the classic Thanksgiving and Christmas side dish. This green bean recipe hails from the Midwest and it's been a time and tested recipe passed down through generations and for good reason. Let's make the classic Holiday side dish and bring back the nostalgic feels of the Holiday's.
Campbell's Recipe Green Bean Casserole with fresh green beans is the perfect side dish to go alongside your Thanksgiving Turkey or Christmas Prime Rib. This is the best savory mushroom green bean dish and there's a reason it makes an appearance every year at the Thanksgiving table. This makes the best green bean casserole Thanksgiving!
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- What you'll need for this Thanksgiving Classic Campbell's Recipe Green Bean Casserole
- How to make easy green bean casserole recipe
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Why you'll love Campbells Green Bean Casserole Thanksgiving Classic
Easy, tasty, and only uses a few ingredients! This simple, time-tested casserole from 1955 remains a family tradition for Thanksgiving.
You can also swap in cream of celery soup and bacon bits for a delicious customization.
Ingredients for Making Campbells Green Bean Casserole
Did you know?
Did you know that Green Bean Casserole hails from the 1950's? This beloved dish has been a Thanksgiving tradition since it was created in 1955 by Dorcas Reilly, a chef from the Campbell's Test Kitchen. Campbell's printed the recipe right on the label of their soup cans and the rest is history! Now it's one of their most popular and recreated recipes to date!
What you'll need for this Thanksgiving Classic Campbell's Recipe Green Bean Casserole
- Fresh Green Beans: Trimmed and cut green beans. Refrain from using canned or frozen green beans as doing so will make the green bean casserole turn out mushy. Remember, fresh is best!
- Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup of course: 2-cans will do the trick. Sometimes I also swap in Campbell's cream of mushroom and chicken soup which really amps up the flavor.
- Half-n-half: Makes this dish rich and creamy. Whole milk or heavy creams works in a pinch too!
- Soy Sauce: There's a reason your Grandmother always had Soy Sauce in her pantry. I use it in nearly everything savory and it's really good on rice too! Soy sauce brings extra flavor to this dish and gives it a bit of a kick.
- Freshly Ground Black Pepper: Don't go cheap on me here folks. Fresh ground pepper that you grind yourself makes all the difference. It would not be the classic Green Bean Casserole without fresh black pepper.
- Sea Salt: A little goes a long way as we are also using Soy Sauce which is salty too.
- Onion Powder: More flavor, more better, that's my motto!
- Garlic Powder: Completely optional, but I find it's delicious in homemade Green Bean Casserole.
- French Fried Onions Topping: Trust me, it's a must! It makes this dish crispy and delicious!
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How to make easy green bean casserole recipe
Prep Steps: Preheat oven to 350-degrees and spray a casserole dish with coconut oil spray.
Step 1
First: steam the green beans in a double broiler filled with water. Don't over steam them! Over-cooking the green beans will keep them from being crispy and we want them crispy. Steam them for 3-minutes then transfer to a sprayed casserole dish.
Step 2
Next, add them to a sprayed casserole dish.
Step 3
Next, add the half-n-half and cream of mushroom soup to the green beans and mix well until combined. Make sure the green beans are coated evenly.
Step 4
Now add the freshly ground black pepper, sea salt, garlic powder and onion powder to the bean mixture, and mix well until the spices are combined.
Step 5
Mix ½ the crispy fried onions into the green bean casserole mixture and add some more remaining onions to the top of the green bean casserole as well during the last five minutes of baking. Cover the green bean casserole in tinfoil and bake in the oven at 350-degrees for thirty minutes or until the crispy onions are a nice golden brown.
Step 6
Let rest a few minutes before serving, eat and enjoy!
Variations for green bean casserole with cream of mushroom soup Campbell's Recipe Green Bean Casserole
- Add chopped bacon to this recipe for some added protein.
- Many folks like to add Cream of Celery Soup in addition to the Cream of Mushroom soup. It makes is extra creamy!
- My mom adds in dried onion soup mix for an extra onion twist. She says green bean casserole has to be made this way. No exceptions. Okay Mom, we hear you. 😉
- You can also top 4 ingredient green bean casserole with Panko Bread Crumbs! Yum!
Yes, Campbell's green bean casserole can be made ahead of time, typically up to 2-3 days in advance. The key is to assemble the casserole without the crispy fried onion topping and add the onions just before the final bake.
No, and you can use Worcestershire Sauce instead if you have that. Either works great!
Cream of celery soup and Cream of chicken could also be used. Or make your cream of mushroom entirely from scratch! Full recipe coming soon!
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Campbell's Recipe Green Bean Casserole | Best Classic
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Pound trimmed and cut fresh Green Beans
- 2 (10.5 ounce) cans Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup
- ½ cup Half-n-Half or Whole Milk
- ¼ cup Soy Sauce
- Freshly Ground Black Pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- Sea Salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350-degrees and spray a casserole dish with coconut oil spray.
- Lightly steam the green beans in a double broiler filled with water. Don't over steam them! Over-cooking the green beans will keep them from being crispy and we want them crispy. Steam them for 3-minutes then transfer to a sprayed casserole dish.
- Next, add in the half-n-half and cream of mushroom soup to the green beans and mix well until combined. Make sure the green beans are coated evenly.
- Now add the freshly ground black pepper, sea salt, garlic powder and onion powder and mix well until the spices are combined.
- Mix ½ the crispy fried onions into the green bean casserole mixture and add some more crispy fried onions to the top of the green bean casserole as well. Cover the green bean casserole in tinfoil and bake in the oven at 350-degrees for thirty minutes or until the crispy onions are a nice golden brown.
- Let rest a few minutes before serving, eat and enjoy!
Nora
Such a nostalgic classic! The creamy mushroom sauce and tender green beans are exactly the comforting holiday flavors I love. This recipe brings back all the cozy memories
Maggie
On the list for Thanksgiving! Looks fabulous and easy.
Lilly
Weirdly enough, I've never had green bean casserole before with being from Germany and all, but after making it it's very clear why it's so popular! Super delicious and creamy!
Corina
I made this green bean casserole recently, and it came out creamy, cosy, and so simple—just the classic I needed.